What happened
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(-23) During a practice VFR low approach to the left side off of runway 33 at Bradley field, North Pole Alaska, full power was applied for the go around. The engine did not respond to the throttle input and failed. The carburetor heat was at full open position. The aircraft main landing gear struck and sank into the snow causing the nose of the aircraft to pitch down at which time the nose gear sank into the snow and broke loose towards the rear of the aircraft. The left wing tip struck the ground followed by the right wing tip causing substantial damage to the entire wing area. Both the flight instructor and the student pilot stated that they thought they were over the actual runway and not off to the left side of it. Neither pilot received any injuries. privacy data omitted (-23 Amendment) upon reaching 50' AGL during a VFR low approach, to what the crew believed was runway 33 at Bradley field, they positioned the carburetor heat to close, the mixture to full rich and applied full power for the go around. The engine did not respond to the full throttle input and failed. The aircraft main landing gear struck and sank into about one foot of snow. This caused the nose of the aircraft to pitch down abruptly, and the nose gear collapsed when it impacted the snow. The right wing tip struck the ground followed by the left wing tip then the right with the aircraft coming to rest on the spinner and right wing. The wing and nose gear received substantial damage with fuel leaking from both wing fuel tanks, there was no fire. Both the flight instructor and student pilot stated that they believed they were over the actual runway and not off to the left side of it which was the case. Neither of the pilots received any injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A PRACTICE VFR LOW APPROACH TO THE LEFT SIDE OFF OF RUNWAY 33 AT BRADLEY FIELD, NORTH POLE ALASKA, FULL POWER WAS APPLIED FOR THE GO AROUND. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE INPUT AND FAILED. THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS AT FULL OPEN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK AND SANK INTO THE SNOW CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH DOWN AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR SANK INTO THE SNOW AND BROKE LOOSE TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING TIP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE WING AREA. BOTH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE OVER THE ACTUAL RUNWAY AND NOT OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF IT. NEITHER PILOT RECEIVED ANY INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (-23 AMENDMENT) UPON REACHING 50' AGL DURING A VFR LOW APPROACH, TO WHAT THE CREW BELIEVED WAS RUNWAY 33 AT BRADLEY FIELD, THEY POSITIONED THE CARBURETOR HEAT TO CLOSE, THE MIXTURE TO FULL RICH AND APPLIED FULL POWER FOR THE GO AROUND. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE FULL THROTTLE INPUT AND FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK AND SANK INTO ABOUT ONE FOOT OF SNOW. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH DOWN ABRUPTLY, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE SNOW. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING TIP THEN THE RIGHT WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON THE SPINNER AND RIGHT WING. THE WING AND NOSE GEAR RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH FUEL LEAKING FROM BOTH WING FUEL TANKS, THERE WAS NO FIRE. BOTH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THEY BELIEVED THEY WERE OVER THE ACTUAL RUNWAY AND NOT OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF IT WHICH WAS THE CASE. NEITHER OF THE PILOTS RECEIVED ANY INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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